Blog #1: Communication and Team Behaviour

It has been three weeks since I started this course of effective communication for business professionals. It is a vital course that equip us with the appropriate skills of communication in preparation for the future when we step into the working society.

A certain form of communication has been done by all of us, knowingly or unknowingly, and we can see that communication is the lifeblood of all organisations. Without consistent effective communications, any organisation will suffer their repercussions painfully, like missing deadlines, increased stress and tension, incomplete tasks and unachieved goals. In addition, with constant changes faced in life, much trainings are required to build up communication skills in order to iron things out and move on with challenges.

As communcation fails, organisations suffer due to lost time and thus reducing efficiency. Having to redo work due to weak communication and misunderstood directions would cost us time and effort. In addition, it increases tension between colleagues when understanding between parties have been flawed. As people work better in a harmonious environment, it is crucial that we maintain healthy relationships with everyone in the organisation. However, usually miscommunications are detected late in business transactions. Thereafter, much stress and effort is required to tidy things up. This could be easily avoided with effective communications.

Through this few weeks of the course, we have picked up a few key principles of effective communication. Apart from lecture learning, we have read up on various portions of communication skills for our first presentation. Our learning has been extended by sharing of findings when presentations to the class is made. Undergoing the entire process of the project, as we are well-informed of the importance of effective communication, we have tasted the sweet and the bitter of working in a team.

We are divided into groups to work on the projects fired to us over this semester and from here, we have realised the importance of teamwork. Building up a cohesive team is critical as teamwork creates the backbone of the success of a team. To succeed in any given tasks, everyone needs to combine their efforts. When everyone does their part well, it increases what the team can accomplish. This teamwork has to be recognised by everyone and know that great things can happen if individuals master the fundamentals and work together as one unit. Everyone has their own unique roles and strengths, but each person's individual role must be recognised and well appreciated.

Moving thus far, I can confidently say that my team has been working well together, demonstrating the positive behaviours of a team player. Though we hardly know each other, we are challenged with tight deadlines but we fought our way together to accomplish optimum results. I am sure that my fellow teammates share a common goal and we will be moving on strong together. This made me feel more comfortable in the team, and we are ready for greater challenges.

All in all, understanding that effective communication and proper team behaviours are key essentials when we move on the to society. Being faced with these challenges now in our learning phases will train us up well as individuals, giving us experiences that we will face in future. Whatever obstacles we face now, is only the tip of the iceberg, there will definitely be greater challenges ahead of us. Hence, we have we start equipping ourselves with these skills.